Advanced Translation Practice: English - Dutch

ENGLISH ORIGINAL TEXT (from http://www.nugateway.com/forum/republicans/employment-money-investing/1872-the-debts-and-the-don-ts):
In recent debate (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...on-government/), economists are arguing about how much debt the United States really has got to her name. Opinions on exact amount differ greatly, but the general consensus is that it’s inconceivably high. Professor James Hamilton of U.C. – San Diego takes the cake, arguing that total national debt adds up to $70 trillion.

Pretty much every American hates the national debt and how high it is. Have you ever wondered why your politically opinionated friends discuss it almost in the same breath as they discuss the end of the world? Everybody I know from all over the political spectrum seems to hate the national debt equally and unfailingly blame the opposition for it being so astronomical, but I’ve never really understood why.

ENGLISH ORIGINAL TEXT (from http://www.nugateway.com/forum/republicans/employment-money-investing/1872-the-debts-and-the-don-ts): In recent debate (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...on-government/), economists are arguing about how much debt the United States really has got to her name. Opinions on exact amount differ greatly, but the general consensus is that it’s inconceivably high. Professor James Hamilton of U.C. – San Diego takes the cake, arguing that total national debt adds up to $70 trillion.

Pretty much every American hates the national debt and how high it is. Have you ever wondered why your politically opinionated friends discuss it almost in the same breath as they discuss the end of the world? Everybody I know from all over the political spectrum seems to hate the national debt equally and unfailingly blame the opposition for it being so astronomical, but I’ve never really understood why.